Half to eobeet john quiglbt



(No Model.)

B. OURRIE, Jr.

NEGKTIB HOLDER.

No. 390,571. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

Irv en tor. M

STATES NITE EDWARD OURRIE, J R, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO ROBERT JOHN QUIGLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

NECKTlE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters: Patent No. 390,571, dated October 2,1888.

Application filed November 2, 1887. Serial No. 254,087. (N0 model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD CURRIE, J r., of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, merchant, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Nccktie-Holder, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to design a light, neat, cheaply-made, and easily-adjusted necktie'holder, by which the ties may be supported and properly displayed, and which will expose the name of the dealer printed upon theinside of the neckband; audit consists, essentially, of a spring or springs connected to a suitable support and arranged to fit into the neckband of the tie when thelatter is fastened, so that the said spring or springs shall hold by the force of their expansion the said neckband in such a manner that the tie, which is attached to or forms part of the neckband, is properly displayed, and the name of the dealer, which is usually printed on the band, is suitably exposed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my necktieholder, showingit attached to a movable stand. Fig. 2 shows it formed to fit onto a counter or shelf. Fig. 3 shows it formed to fit onto a rod or bar. Fig. 4 shows it fitted onto a counter or shelf, the spring portion being shaped so as to hold the neckband of the tie in a circle. Fig. 5 is a back view of my necktie holder applied.

A represents legs,which are either attached to astand, B, as shown in Fig. 1, or have a loop, 0, formed in them to fit onto a shelf or rod, as shown in either Fig. 2, 3, or 4. The legs A may be bent either as shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3, or as shown in Fig. 4, and either one or both of the legs may be made to spring, so that when the two legs are pressed together the tension of the spring may be utilized to support the article compressing it.

It will be noticed that in Figs. 2 and 4 the loop 0 is formed so as to fit into the ledge of a counter or onto a shelf, supporting thelegs A in a vertical position.

In Fig. 3 I show the loop 0 formed to fit onto the rod D. This latter form permits the legs A to be adjusted to various angles, so that the tie E, which they support, may be displayed at any angle desired. The ends of the neckband or portion of the tie E which is intended to pass around the neck must, of course, be knotted or otherwise fastened together before it is applied to my holder, and the loop thus formed by the tie or its band must be of such a size that the legs A will be pressed together when the loop formed by the tie is fitted over them.

I do not confine myseli' to the exact form of the legs A shown.

In Fig. 5 I show the loops 0 bent together to grasp the end of the necktie for the purpose of connecting the said neck tie to the ho1der,so that it will follow the same to any angle at which it may be set on the rod D.

What I claim as my invention is-- r 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a necktie'holder consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form legs A, a loop, 0, in said legs, and spring-arms to fit intothe loop of a tie, substantially as shown and described.

2. As an improved article of manufacture,

the necktie holder described, composed of a single piece of metal bent to form legs A, spring-arms at the free ends ofsaid wire to fit the neck-loop of a tie, and a loop, 0, in said legs bent together, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, October 5. 1887.

EDYVABD GURRIE, J11. In presence of DONALD O. RIDoUT, Onnnnns O. BALDWIN. 

